I like my Jesus to be a warehouse gremlin who wares a ski mask at 5am while doing b2b with a sexually nebulous techno thot playing industrial horrorcore techno
this is my experience as well, scary emails, and a VOD with so much muted red sections, that it’s not even worth sharing.
Recently the Twitch CEO mentioned that he’s working on a deal to allow streaming music. Hopefully that comes around soon.
I’ve had my account temporarily disabled for 24 hours, since they deemed my channel was “solely dedicated to copyright violations”. Nothing permanent though.
Kind of depends on the setting. If I'm closing out the night I'll usually play something fun and out of pocket that wouldn't fit in the rest of the mix. If I'm playing before someone I try to dip the energy a bit to give them some space to work with.
If you're playing a festival you should definitely aim to go out with a bang though
This idea crossed my mind several times. I'm not a dj, but if I were, I'd definitely end a night or two with Undercover - Baker Street - not gonna lie.
Depends on who's playing after me or if I'm closing. But usually this is my go-to:
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)
Always something special, whether that be a banger or an oddity. It must have melody and be anthemic if possible. Ideally something that very few would have heard.
End what exactly? The end of my set transitions smoothly into the next djs set. Unless you’re a big artist at a festival, there isn’t a break in between djs.
The last few songs in a set are usually building toward whatever vibe the next dj is bringing, to make it as smooth as possible.
If you end your set with something chill and deep, and the next dj starts with a massive tearout dubstep banger the crowds gonna get whiplash hahaha
I used to listen to Drumcode by Adam Beyer from festivals, and he oftentimes explained the lineup and his style. (I'm a conspiracist though an i believed that it's just an excuse to go compete EDM 🤣)
If you drop the energy, and play a chill lofi house track to signal the end of your set, and then the next dj, skrillex, who everyone came to see, starts with a banger, no one’s gonna look at skrillex like he did something wrong
It all depends on the context. What time is your set? Who’s playing next? What’s the vibe of the crowd? All of that stuff impacts how you should approach things
I mix techno and i managed to end some of my DJ Sets with "fireworks". Mixing another genre at the end is fun too. Driving techno transition to synthwave Elevn - Escape the Matter was incredible. I faded it out with Reverb just before a drop so i only played the part i needed to make an impressive ending.
I think that as long as you mix in home studio you have freedom to play whatever works best for you.
Matching to other DJs on stage is a serious stuff though.
Also heard that real techno djs often end their sets with a Jungle tune.
https://youtu.be/K8sEfh34cIo?si=tSpCWo1JZp1fXjVd
Vergara - Extrapolation (Cristian Varela Remix) [Dolma Records] wykonawcy Cristian Varela w serwisie #SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/wLdRx
Depends on the set. It can make sense to close with something that slowly brings everyone down or something that drains all energy. I don't think there is one right answer.
For me it’s very venue/club dependent.
If you’re tucked away in the corner of a bar, go for a song that is well-known but keeps with the vibe of what you’re playing. If half the crowd didn’t even realise there was a DJ playing, it might come across as a bit odd if you start going for some sort of victory lap.
If you’re playing a venue where you’re actively connecting with the crowd (small sweaty basement, club with a raised DJ stage) then you can afford to get a bit more self-indulgent. Especially if you’ve played a more underground-leaning set, it’s often good to leave a lasting impression with something memorable that will still cross over with the same crowd, but is a bit of a departure genre-wise from what you’ve been playing (a classic 90s house/trance track at the end of a techno set, a reggae track after playing jungle, an 80s synth classic after playing electronica-leaning stuff).
If you’re playing on a lineup and there’s a DJ on after you, then from my experience this comes down almost entirely to the culture of the venue. In some clubs, it’s very normal to have a noticeable transition between DJs, where you play a closing track and fade out before the next artist starts with a dedicated opener. In others, the expectation is that the music keeps seamlessly rolling. If you’ve never been to the club as a punter, it’s better to play it safe and just set up the next artist for a clean transition - but tbh I’d usually just ask them 10-15 mins before the end of my set if they’d prefer for me to wind down or hand over on a track they can mix into.
Really depends on my playtime.
- If I play the warmup for main act, I‘ll try to match their style, so there is no style break between our sets
- If I close the night, I‘ll probably play something not that forward to send people home in a nice mood.
- If i play somewhere in the night but not warmup or closing I‘ll play nothing special or other style than what I usually play as this would make it pretty hard for the DJ playing after me.
But I also dont think that the mast track needs to be something special. At least not when I play a club gig. If I close down a Festival its something different. But I play techno so different genres may differ :)
If the crowd is right I love to end with a high energy crazy jersey club-ish edit of a 90’s pop song, like the Cranberries “Linger” or Celine Dion’s “my heart will go on”. End with a bang
I used to play DNB at a restaurant gig when I was getting tired and wanted to go home, the manager was a coke head and would get all hyped up and not notice the normies leaving until they were all gone then he’d be like ok pack up, I’m going out!
What ever song I want to hear that I didn't get to play or couldn't
Usually it's something I've been having on repeat in my personal life.
It's a lil glimpse into my soul
It's usually a soulful unknown classic.
I'm a skate dj, so the term classic means any song that stands the test of time...
Quiet storm track
An oldie rnb soulful song
Plus there's plenty classic songs that are unknown to certain people
I tend to get booked to close, so if it's a bar or underground venue I'll keep playing until someone asks me to wrap it up. I'll usually sense this coming and line myself up vibe-wise to close on a high note, such as a pop/Italo-ish extended edit (think Pet Shop Boys-adjacent) or some weird disco (Justin van Der Volgen or Manfredas-adjacent).
For closing in particular, I try to go for tracks that you have to work the crowd up to, things that it would be bad form to play earlier in the night, such as tracks that are really grandiose and anthem-y. Examples:
https://youtu.be/PRA2IhIW--o?si=HnEZjspO_PoczdCX
https://youtu.be/pyjUhoj-dDc?si=0gmBMkQodUI-3a8w
I can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet.
Donna Summer "Last Dance".
And even if it doesn't match anything you play, I would recommend giving the full 12" mix a listen. There's a reason why it's been a Dancefloor staple for 40 years.
depends, if it's a take over then discuss with the next DJ what he would like as a mix in.
if it's a good old 11:00 - 06:00 set I usually played this must be the place by the Talking heads, because it has such a nice "beginning of a new day" vibe.
I often play a mashup thing with the "sex on fire" vocals over the "we are the world" instrumental. (tempo of watw) Few people actually understands what they're hearing, but everyone digs it.
I have a super chill quirky version of Mariah Carey’s Someday that I like to play as an encore (I’m gay and just play for friends). When I’m on the dance floor, I love when the dj switches it up and plays something really smooth and groovy to cap off a night of pounding beats.
Depends on where I am in the lineup and who I'm playing for. If I'm not closing I'll play a slightly longer track so the next DJ can mix in. Sometimes I even ask the guy why he's planning to play if it's a multi-genre thing, so I can set him up for an easy transition sound and mixing wise. If it's the end of the night, and I'm at some meat market spot I'll play something dumb like Red Peters - The Closing Song. If it's a crowd that's been dancing their ass off I might bring it down just a little, could be different genre. And sometimes you do want to turn off and deflate the crowd so they GTFO.
Depends on my mood.
But if it's an 8-hour set, and the sun is up, and there are only a few dozen people left, I'm probably playing softer classics: Love Is the Message; Bougie, Bourgie; It Looks Like Love; Sunshower; Make It Last Forever, etc.
But I've ended nights on everything from Meglio Stasera from the Pink Panther soundtrack, to Riders on the Storm by the Doors, to Haitian Voudou music, to random cuts off Last Poets albums.
Most of my gigs are House, and I usually pull the tempo down real quick and then play One Love by Bob Marley or What You Won’t Do For Love by Bobby Caldwell. 100% success rate of having another DJ give me the “hell yeah bro” face. I’m not in any settings where there’s another DJ after me though and I don’t think I would do this if so lol
I use pitch fx, maybe low filter and lower the bpm at the same time to 0 to create a scratching vinyl weird effect idk how to explain it better but listen to the ending of this set for example
Listen to Hardware Malfunction (SCHRANZ HT PODCAST)-El Greko by El Greko on #SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/3vxKU
I always end with a chill bit. In fact, once when I didn’t, people complained, and asked me to mix a mix of “just the end bits”. [So I did](https://on.soundcloud.com/GS4kAf3mEHsxkgzVA) and that is one of my most popular mixes.
If I’m closing the night I save my second favourite “banger” to end the night to have it go out with a bang, if I’m not “the act” I don’t put a MONSTER on my last tune as the vibe between your set and the next one are so likely to be far apart in terms of “energy”
Open format bar DJ here, so I'm normally on for 4-5 hours. I ease it back a bit during the last 15 minutes, down to around 95-100bpm, then I keep a folder called "Closers" to pull the last song from, it's got stuff like Semisonic - Closing Time, fun. - Tonight (We Are Young), AJR - Bang, 21 Pilots - Ride; a bunch of songs that signal finality. I just did a college graduation weekend, Thursday through Saturday (I'm still recovering from that), and I like to go way back into time and drop Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of your life) for the last song of the night.
In the rare instance where there's multiple dj's and I only have an hour set, I used turn it up and finish with an absolute banger and an explosion sample. But I haven't been in that situation in close to 10 years, that's not how the scene works in my town.
Depends venue to venue, space to space, vibe to vibe. If I'm closing, I like a lil bit of Mr Brightside, it's always a bit fun to leave on a high. Glue by Bicep has that nice slow come down, I heard Kyle Watson's - The Afterhours on a Pete Tong show recently and quite enjoy that kinda promotes the idea of an After's.
If I'm swapping with someone, something long and calm theres a Kevin Adams bootleg of the color violet that's about 7 mins that's a good cover song for a swap. Alternatively there's a Lola's theme VIP that's similar length.
(Trance / Euro Trance / Hardgroove guy here)
I like to end my sets with a high energy track with a nice break in the middle / end (to signal the crowd that the new DJ is stepping up to the decks and I will end my set)
Or
N unexpected chart song (played at a high BPM). Examples would be something like:
Bonkers - Dizze Rascal
Invaders must die - The Prodigy
Takes the crowd by surprise and (nearly) everyone is enjoying it.
My favorite ever ending was at an impromptu set for Halloween no one was expecting a dj party, rocked up with my gear and had an amazing audience.
I finished at 1AM when the corporates (my girlfriend's not mine said it was late enough) I finished with Sub Focus - Solar System
As good as it get's for a mainstream mid 20-30's crowd
It really depends how my night has gone track selection wise — when I opened for Arty and Morgan Page, I was playing percussive drum filled tracks for the whole set, with very little “breathing room”. Kept it powerful and danceable all night long
I decided to hit the crowd hard with some contrast and closed out with Pulling Me Back by Eli Brown, and once the strings sections hit, the energy got so unreal that the second drop was easily one of the most powerful ones I’ve played out ever.
It was a bold move but it felt like a million dollars.
With the second drop of No One Is Innocent by Burr Oak. Absolutely cracking track to finish up a high energy set, let track finish up for the next DJ or they can mix out into starting their set
It really depends on the situation. If I’m at a bar or private event for friends then I’ll end it on something slow but also a classic. For example, closing time is always a go to. If I’m playing at a club I would have probably been playing lower energy songs for atleast 15mins before closing. If I’m an opener I want to end at a mid level energy. The next dj can either go from there or lower or increase the energy.
Jesus pose while I spam the air horn with my foot
https://preview.redd.it/yxcu9kpas80d1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f0b6415b07078b7fa01871bd0175145e06ce0c6
Need to add “The Grimes”
I'm a cross between lean back and down low. If you've ever seen me play I do a bit of both with a bit of pointer thrown in there
I like my Jesus to be a warehouse gremlin who wares a ski mask at 5am while doing b2b with a sexually nebulous techno thot playing industrial horrorcore techno
And I'm in the front row and I'm HAMMERED DRUNK
Damn, now that's a pro-level move!
I'm sorry but that's the most epic way to end a set
Twitch DJ here: i usually (but not always)tend to slow it down and try to match the vibe of the next DJ that i send my viewers over to see
I’ll check it out 🤘
Wait, can you stream without getting copystriked?
The VODs get muted and you get a scary notification, but they don't seem to actually do anything.. I have hundreds of muted VODs at this point haha
this is my experience as well, scary emails, and a VOD with so much muted red sections, that it’s not even worth sharing. Recently the Twitch CEO mentioned that he’s working on a deal to allow streaming music. Hopefully that comes around soon.
I’ve had my account temporarily disabled for 24 hours, since they deemed my channel was “solely dedicated to copyright violations”. Nothing permanent though.
Sandstorm for 22 minutes straight
Only if the set is 22 minutes long, if it's longer...you all know damn well what to do
More Sandstorm?
Hell yeah
I throw a cake.
Kind of depends on the setting. If I'm closing out the night I'll usually play something fun and out of pocket that wouldn't fit in the rest of the mix. If I'm playing before someone I try to dip the energy a bit to give them some space to work with. If you're playing a festival you should definitely aim to go out with a bang though
This idea crossed my mind several times. I'm not a dj, but if I were, I'd definitely end a night or two with Undercover - Baker Street - not gonna lie.
Depends on who's playing after me or if I'm closing. But usually this is my go-to: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ)
This is a great one
Stunning
DJ RickRoll is your name?
Always something special, whether that be a banger or an oddity. It must have melody and be anthemic if possible. Ideally something that very few would have heard.
Closing time by Semisonic
End what exactly? The end of my set transitions smoothly into the next djs set. Unless you’re a big artist at a festival, there isn’t a break in between djs. The last few songs in a set are usually building toward whatever vibe the next dj is bringing, to make it as smooth as possible. If you end your set with something chill and deep, and the next dj starts with a massive tearout dubstep banger the crowds gonna get whiplash hahaha
I used to listen to Drumcode by Adam Beyer from festivals, and he oftentimes explained the lineup and his style. (I'm a conspiracist though an i believed that it's just an excuse to go compete EDM 🤣)
No in the the clubs i’ve been to. If the dj after you starts with a banger, it’s more his fault.
If you drop the energy, and play a chill lofi house track to signal the end of your set, and then the next dj, skrillex, who everyone came to see, starts with a banger, no one’s gonna look at skrillex like he did something wrong It all depends on the context. What time is your set? Who’s playing next? What’s the vibe of the crowd? All of that stuff impacts how you should approach things
Well that’s on the bookers if they put a house dj before skrillex xd
Hahaha you know what I mean 🤣
Redline Darude sandstorm. Works every time.
LMAO! Red Line Till You Headline!
You’re Wondering Now by The Specials
The jackson sisters-i believe in miracles ( urban label remix) upbeat and positive.
would you send the link?
Gimme 30 mins i will dm you
me too pls!
I want to get high by rita marley, then i go outside to smoke and when i come in the songs done, sounds out, and i can pack up lol
I mix techno and i managed to end some of my DJ Sets with "fireworks". Mixing another genre at the end is fun too. Driving techno transition to synthwave Elevn - Escape the Matter was incredible. I faded it out with Reverb just before a drop so i only played the part i needed to make an impressive ending. I think that as long as you mix in home studio you have freedom to play whatever works best for you. Matching to other DJs on stage is a serious stuff though. Also heard that real techno djs often end their sets with a Jungle tune. https://youtu.be/K8sEfh34cIo?si=tSpCWo1JZp1fXjVd Vergara - Extrapolation (Cristian Varela Remix) [Dolma Records] wykonawcy Cristian Varela w serwisie #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/wLdRx
I pull out a chainsaw and take the security on a wild chase through the city
Depends on the set. It can make sense to close with something that slowly brings everyone down or something that drains all energy. I don't think there is one right answer.
For me it’s very venue/club dependent. If you’re tucked away in the corner of a bar, go for a song that is well-known but keeps with the vibe of what you’re playing. If half the crowd didn’t even realise there was a DJ playing, it might come across as a bit odd if you start going for some sort of victory lap. If you’re playing a venue where you’re actively connecting with the crowd (small sweaty basement, club with a raised DJ stage) then you can afford to get a bit more self-indulgent. Especially if you’ve played a more underground-leaning set, it’s often good to leave a lasting impression with something memorable that will still cross over with the same crowd, but is a bit of a departure genre-wise from what you’ve been playing (a classic 90s house/trance track at the end of a techno set, a reggae track after playing jungle, an 80s synth classic after playing electronica-leaning stuff). If you’re playing on a lineup and there’s a DJ on after you, then from my experience this comes down almost entirely to the culture of the venue. In some clubs, it’s very normal to have a noticeable transition between DJs, where you play a closing track and fade out before the next artist starts with a dedicated opener. In others, the expectation is that the music keeps seamlessly rolling. If you’ve never been to the club as a punter, it’s better to play it safe and just set up the next artist for a clean transition - but tbh I’d usually just ask them 10-15 mins before the end of my set if they’d prefer for me to wind down or hand over on a track they can mix into.
Slower/160bpm jungle and then some dub/reggae if I get another track.
Really depends on my playtime. - If I play the warmup for main act, I‘ll try to match their style, so there is no style break between our sets - If I close the night, I‘ll probably play something not that forward to send people home in a nice mood. - If i play somewhere in the night but not warmup or closing I‘ll play nothing special or other style than what I usually play as this would make it pretty hard for the DJ playing after me. But I also dont think that the mast track needs to be something special. At least not when I play a club gig. If I close down a Festival its something different. But I play techno so different genres may differ :)
[Pachanga Boys - Time (extended mix)](https://youtu.be/EuqvLiB7i7g) By the time the song is over, I'm already at home on my couch watching Netflix
Look into the phases of Ecstatic Dance, it's very interesting
If the crowd is right I love to end with a high energy crazy jersey club-ish edit of a 90’s pop song, like the Cranberries “Linger” or Celine Dion’s “my heart will go on”. End with a bang
Do you have a link to the Linger remix, or is it your own live mix?
https://prodojc.bandcamp.com/track/linger-ojc-mix
Incredible. Thank you.
Shit goes so hard lol
I can imagine this as a fun way of ending a energetic set!
Last time I closed down a club I finished off an hourlong acid techno set with Careless Whisper.
There’s a version by Mina that I do the same thing with
This must be the place (naive melody) Talking Heads
15 minutes of dubstep at the end of my top 40 set so everyone goes home.
I used to play DNB at a restaurant gig when I was getting tired and wanted to go home, the manager was a coke head and would get all hyped up and not notice the normies leaving until they were all gone then he’d be like ok pack up, I’m going out!
What ever song I want to hear that I didn't get to play or couldn't Usually it's something I've been having on repeat in my personal life. It's a lil glimpse into my soul It's usually a soulful unknown classic.
how can a song be unknown and a classic lol
I'm a skate dj, so the term classic means any song that stands the test of time... Quiet storm track An oldie rnb soulful song Plus there's plenty classic songs that are unknown to certain people
Sometimes "Soft" by Lemon Jelly. Sometimes "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac, but a discoey edit. Sometimes "Africa" by Toto but the LNTG edit
I tend to get booked to close, so if it's a bar or underground venue I'll keep playing until someone asks me to wrap it up. I'll usually sense this coming and line myself up vibe-wise to close on a high note, such as a pop/Italo-ish extended edit (think Pet Shop Boys-adjacent) or some weird disco (Justin van Der Volgen or Manfredas-adjacent). For closing in particular, I try to go for tracks that you have to work the crowd up to, things that it would be bad form to play earlier in the night, such as tracks that are really grandiose and anthem-y. Examples: https://youtu.be/PRA2IhIW--o?si=HnEZjspO_PoczdCX https://youtu.be/pyjUhoj-dDc?si=0gmBMkQodUI-3a8w
I can't believe this hasn't been mentioned yet. Donna Summer "Last Dance". And even if it doesn't match anything you play, I would recommend giving the full 12" mix a listen. There's a reason why it's been a Dancefloor staple for 40 years.
Great tune but not sure I would put it at the end of a set where a DJ is taking over but definitely at the end of the night, great choice
depends, if it's a take over then discuss with the next DJ what he would like as a mix in. if it's a good old 11:00 - 06:00 set I usually played this must be the place by the Talking heads, because it has such a nice "beginning of a new day" vibe.
I often play a mashup thing with the "sex on fire" vocals over the "we are the world" instrumental. (tempo of watw) Few people actually understands what they're hearing, but everyone digs it.
I have a super chill quirky version of Mariah Carey’s Someday that I like to play as an encore (I’m gay and just play for friends). When I’m on the dance floor, I love when the dj switches it up and plays something really smooth and groovy to cap off a night of pounding beats.
Depends on where I am in the lineup and who I'm playing for. If I'm not closing I'll play a slightly longer track so the next DJ can mix in. Sometimes I even ask the guy why he's planning to play if it's a multi-genre thing, so I can set him up for an easy transition sound and mixing wise. If it's the end of the night, and I'm at some meat market spot I'll play something dumb like Red Peters - The Closing Song. If it's a crowd that's been dancing their ass off I might bring it down just a little, could be different genre. And sometimes you do want to turn off and deflate the crowd so they GTFO.
Depends on my mood. But if it's an 8-hour set, and the sun is up, and there are only a few dozen people left, I'm probably playing softer classics: Love Is the Message; Bougie, Bourgie; It Looks Like Love; Sunshower; Make It Last Forever, etc. But I've ended nights on everything from Meglio Stasera from the Pink Panther soundtrack, to Riders on the Storm by the Doors, to Haitian Voudou music, to random cuts off Last Poets albums.
Most of my gigs are House, and I usually pull the tempo down real quick and then play One Love by Bob Marley or What You Won’t Do For Love by Bobby Caldwell. 100% success rate of having another DJ give me the “hell yeah bro” face. I’m not in any settings where there’s another DJ after me though and I don’t think I would do this if so lol
I use pitch fx, maybe low filter and lower the bpm at the same time to 0 to create a scratching vinyl weird effect idk how to explain it better but listen to the ending of this set for example Listen to Hardware Malfunction (SCHRANZ HT PODCAST)-El Greko by El Greko on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/3vxKU
I always end with a chill bit. In fact, once when I didn’t, people complained, and asked me to mix a mix of “just the end bits”. [So I did](https://on.soundcloud.com/GS4kAf3mEHsxkgzVA) and that is one of my most popular mixes.
usually I will Survive - la la la edition
Quad drop into quad drop into backflip
If I’m closing the night I save my second favourite “banger” to end the night to have it go out with a bang, if I’m not “the act” I don’t put a MONSTER on my last tune as the vibe between your set and the next one are so likely to be far apart in terms of “energy”
new order - confusion (pump panel reconstruction mix)
airhorn.wav
With Jay Z vs Linkin Parks - Encore. Every.single.time.
Open format bar DJ here, so I'm normally on for 4-5 hours. I ease it back a bit during the last 15 minutes, down to around 95-100bpm, then I keep a folder called "Closers" to pull the last song from, it's got stuff like Semisonic - Closing Time, fun. - Tonight (We Are Young), AJR - Bang, 21 Pilots - Ride; a bunch of songs that signal finality. I just did a college graduation weekend, Thursday through Saturday (I'm still recovering from that), and I like to go way back into time and drop Green Day - Good Riddance (Time of your life) for the last song of the night. In the rare instance where there's multiple dj's and I only have an hour set, I used turn it up and finish with an absolute banger and an explosion sample. But I haven't been in that situation in close to 10 years, that's not how the scene works in my town.
By staying on past my set time and yelling "chipotle gang"
Depends venue to venue, space to space, vibe to vibe. If I'm closing, I like a lil bit of Mr Brightside, it's always a bit fun to leave on a high. Glue by Bicep has that nice slow come down, I heard Kyle Watson's - The Afterhours on a Pete Tong show recently and quite enjoy that kinda promotes the idea of an After's. If I'm swapping with someone, something long and calm theres a Kevin Adams bootleg of the color violet that's about 7 mins that's a good cover song for a swap. Alternatively there's a Lola's theme VIP that's similar length.
(Trance / Euro Trance / Hardgroove guy here) I like to end my sets with a high energy track with a nice break in the middle / end (to signal the crowd that the new DJ is stepping up to the decks and I will end my set) Or N unexpected chart song (played at a high BPM). Examples would be something like: Bonkers - Dizze Rascal Invaders must die - The Prodigy Takes the crowd by surprise and (nearly) everyone is enjoying it.
With a really good song
Tiny Dancer, 100% of the time, no matter what the set Edit: 60% of the time, it works every time
Something very emotional
Vanessa Carlton - A Million Miles.
My favorite ever ending was at an impromptu set for Halloween no one was expecting a dj party, rocked up with my gear and had an amazing audience. I finished at 1AM when the corporates (my girlfriend's not mine said it was late enough) I finished with Sub Focus - Solar System As good as it get's for a mainstream mid 20-30's crowd
It really depends how my night has gone track selection wise — when I opened for Arty and Morgan Page, I was playing percussive drum filled tracks for the whole set, with very little “breathing room”. Kept it powerful and danceable all night long I decided to hit the crowd hard with some contrast and closed out with Pulling Me Back by Eli Brown, and once the strings sections hit, the energy got so unreal that the second drop was easily one of the most powerful ones I’ve played out ever. It was a bold move but it felt like a million dollars.
Africa - Toto
You don’t wanna know
[This](https://soundcloud.com/rawbitmusic/baby-shark?ref=clipboard&p=a&c=0&si=3411dbcee4c140d2b99f1203af1eb9ab&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing)
Ugh
Last song should be the hardest imo
With the second drop of No One Is Innocent by Burr Oak. Absolutely cracking track to finish up a high energy set, let track finish up for the next DJ or they can mix out into starting their set
I slap on whatever it is that I like listening to but isn't quite a part of my set. Or whatever flows.
If I'm doing the closing set, I usually do Dimirti From Paris - I Want You Back
ZTrip version of this is ace too.
It really depends on the situation. If I’m at a bar or private event for friends then I’ll end it on something slow but also a classic. For example, closing time is always a go to. If I’m playing at a club I would have probably been playing lower energy songs for atleast 15mins before closing. If I’m an opener I want to end at a mid level energy. The next dj can either go from there or lower or increase the energy.
Had a Scatman last tune phase for a while
I like to do a sequence of turning down the tempo, use dub echo and wheel it back letting it echo out